Hi all,I've just installed Vector Linux 6 Standard on an old Toshiba Satellite 4080XCDT, I'm new to Linux and thought I'd play safe using an old PC. It was running through the display configuration and I chose the AUTO (less questions) method, VL decided to use 640 x 480 instead of the normal 1024 x 768 that this laptop would use. The GUI failed and I'm now left with a text display, I haven't a clue how to use the text method to try and correct the issue, can anyone help ?

Hi stretchedthin,I've jumped the gun and started a re-install thinking that I'd have another go at it. I'm not sure what graphics adapter this laptop uses as I've just been given it and haven't investigated the hardware. I'm 'fairly' sure that it won't be either ATI on Nvidia ?

I'll choose a different video selection and will report back asap, the install takes a long time though.

Great it's up and running, had a bit of fuss with the wifi but nothing too troubling. The graphics seem very slow, i.e dragging windows is a bit of a struggle, I think the graphic card has around 2 mb of memory so can't expect much.

Maybe trying different drivers or even different options for the same driver. Lowering the resolution and depth color can help. As root, lspci|grep VGA can give you good keywords for researching. You may want to post the output of that command here, maybe some users have the same card and can help you.

Good luck, and keep us informed.

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When the X server fails are you not bumped into console mode? You should then be able to login as root in console mode. Either that or try pressing Ctrl-Alt-BkSpace to leave faulty X mode. If that fails try Ctrl-Alt-F1 or Ctrl-Alt-F2 to get a virtual terminal console.

Then use either the nano or vi editor or use mc, find the file and press F4 to edit it.

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